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The Buildings That Fought Hitler

(soft dramatic music) Fortunately since the 1920s, they'd established four regional radio...

(soft dramatic music) Fortunately since the 1920s, they'd established four regional radio transmitting stations covering everywhere southwest from Gloucester to Brighton and miles from any possible invading army in the east

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Fortunately since the 1920s,
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they'd established four regional radio transmitting stations
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covering everywhere southwest from Gloucester to Brighton
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and miles from any possible invading army in the east.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:30
Uploaded
May 24, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Canal+ España,Rosa García Producciones Cinematográficas

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Movie Summary

During World War II, the British built or reinforced a series of structures consisting of over 26,000 buildings to form a line of defence against an expected German invasion. Rob Bell travels around the UK to learn their secrets.
S01 • E07 There's also the incredibly valuable work of RAF Medmenham, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There's also the incredibly valuable work of RAF...
S01 • E06 Codebreaking in Britain - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
Codebreaking in Britain
S01 • E02 And there are two key aims would have been making sure - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
And there are two key aims would have been making sure
S01 • E03 Able to accommodate up to 8,000 people, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:12
Able to accommodate up to 8,000 people,
S01 • E04 So, on the airfield, there would have been three, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:08
So, on the airfield, there would have been three,
S01 • E06 And the allied invasion of France - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
And the allied invasion of France
S01 • E01 But, most importantly, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
But, most importantly,
S01 • E07 There's a whole host of other pieces - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:07
There's a whole host of other pieces
S01 • E08 Stagg is advised by his British team - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:14
Stagg is advised by his British team
S01 • E06 But it wasn't just buildings that were requisitioned. - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:04
But it wasn't just buildings that were requisitioned.
S01 • E04 They were kind of like a little pop-up gun position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
They were kind of like a little pop-up gun position
S01 • E02 By the following day, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:05
By the following day,
S01 • E06 Short of supplies, and desperate for food, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Short of supplies, and desperate for food,
S01 • E02 (explosion booming) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:29
(explosion booming)
S01 • E03 Crammed with bunk beds, canteens and washing facilities, - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
Crammed with bunk beds, canteens and washing facilities,
S01 • E01 (keyboard clacking) (gentle tense music) - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
(keyboard clacking) (gentle tense music)
S01 • E05 The Germans couldn't reach Bristol at the beginning - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:10
The Germans couldn't reach Bristol at the beginning
S01 • E08 And, ultimately, he advises Eisenhower - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:13
And, ultimately, he advises Eisenhower
S01 • E07 I think the way to look at Bletchley is that - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:09
I think the way to look at Bletchley is that
S01 • E04 The inconspicuous gun position - The Buildings That Fought Hitler 00:06
The inconspicuous gun position